Part A Observe:
1)Describe what you see.
I see a black and white photo of an abandoned store. It looks like a run down shack that has been mismanaged and possibly bankrupt. There's a man standing to the right whose face is barely visible.
2)What do you notice first?
I noticed the oddly shaped roof first. It is indented on the left and the right and it looks like an upside down T. I noticed it first because it looks so peculiar on this store.
3)What people and objects are shown?
There is one man standing shyly to the right that is shrouded in a shadow. There's a pipe that looks like it is used for water. Reflect:
1)Why do you think this image was made?
I think that this image was made to show what stores were like in the Great Depression. A real American store that probably went under.
2)What’s happening in the image?
In the image a man is standing next to a run down store.
3)When do you think it was made?
I think it was made during the Great Depression. Question:
Who? I wonder who the man standing next to the store is.
Where? I wonder which part of America this is.
Why? I wonder why someone would photograph this horrid excuse of a store. Observe:
1)What other details can you see?
I see a broken down room from the window. I can also see that the grass is dead which means that the sun is probably blinding there and droughts are common.
2)What people and objects are shown?
There is a woman and a child shown on the small porch of their cabin-like home. the woman appears to be crying with her hand over her face and the child is starving, on his knees.
3)What is the physical setting?
The setting is hot and uncomfortable. The house in the picture is ratty and small. The section looks poor and deserted. Reflect
1)What can you learn from examining this image?
From examining this image I can learn how hard life was for families in America during the Depression. I can also learn how much they suffered and lived in such harsh conditions.
2)If someone made this today, what would be different?
For starters the picture would be in color. Also the woman would be wearing a more modern outfit and the conditions would likely be better. I doubt the kid would be starving and the area would be more populated.
3)When do you think it was made?
I think this image was made during the Great Depression in the 1930s. I can tell because conditions look bad and there's an upset woman and a starving child somewhere in the countryside. Question:
1) Who? I wonder who this woman is and if this is her child.
When? I wonder exactly which time in the Depression this was.
Where? I wonder what part of America this is. Observe:
1)Describe what you see.
I see a street in Alabama and a guy pushing his broken car.
2)What do you notice first?
I notice the sign that reads "standard oil products" first.
3)What people and objects are shown?
There is a man shown who is breaking his back trying to push his car that apparently broke down. Reflect:
1)Who do you think was the audience for this image?
I think the audience for this image is America. I think the picture was meant to inform Americans of the hardships during the Depression.
2)What’s missing from this image?
I think that people are missing from this image. There is not enough people in the streets.
3)If someone made this today, what would be different?
The picture would be in color, it would be a modern day car, and there would be more people and different, more modern stores. Question:
1) Why? I wonder why this street is deserted and why this man is pushing his car.
2) Who? I wonder who this man is and if he's poor. I wonder if his bank crashed and that's why his car died or either it broke down.
3) Where? I wonder which desolate street in Alabama this is. In the Depression a lot of rural areas went under and I wonder if this is one of them. Part B Observe:
1)Describe what you see.
I see a store with a sign reading: "The Best Service for Colored Only." This means that this store is exclusively for African Americans.
2)What do you notice first?
I noticed the hanging clothes outside of the store first.
3)What people and objects are shown?
There are black people all along the street and there is a sign that recognizes the store for vlacks only. Reflect:
1)Why do you think this image was made?
I think that this image was made to show that blacks weren't the only people being segregated.
2)What’s happening in the image?
In the image there are intimidating blacks on the street. They are outside a black only store.
3)When do you think it was made?
I think that it was made during the post Depression when segregation was occurring. Question:
1)When?
I wonder which year this photo was made and if this store still exists.
2)Why?
I wonder why blacks would fight fire with fire and make black only stores.
3)Where?
I wonder where this picture was taken and why somebody would soley focus on this street for this image. Observe:
1)What is the physical setting?
The setting looks like it is a summer, fall, or possible spring day. It is dusty and dirty.
2)What, if any, words do you see?
The words read: "Farmers Cafe, Quick Lunch, Hamburgers, Hot Weiners, Lunches, Colored, and White."
3)What other details can you see?
I see details such as a ratty car on the white side and a nice, sleek car on the colored side. Reflect:
1)If someone made this today, what would be different?
The cars would be modern cars like Toyota or Honda. Also, there woudn't be a white and colored section of the cafe.
2)What’s missing from this image?
People are absent from the picture which makes it mysterious and somewhat desolate.
3)Who do you think was the audience for this image?
I think that Americans were the audience for this image. I believe this because they made it to reflect on the national issue of segregation. Question:
1)How?
This image was possible because segregation exists in America during this time.
2)Who?
I wonder who the cars belong to. Since the cars are on different sides of the restaurant I wonder which color race owns the car.
3)Where?
I wonder where this image was taken. I wonder where this level of segregation existed. Observe:
1)What, if any, words do you see?
I see the words: "colered waiting room, private property, no parking, driving through or turning around, bingo tonite, good housekeeping, true story, hitlers love life revealed."
2)What is the physical setting?
The setting is in a train station. There is a black man close to the camera and near the colored waiting room.
3)What people and objects are shown?
There are a few African Americans, a train, and signs for a colored waiting room and other advertisements. Reflect:
1)When do you think it was made?
I think it was made during or after World War II. I think this because there's a sign for "Hitler's Love Life Revealed."
2)What can you learn from examining this image?
I can learn that segregation exists everywhere at this time, even in a train station.
3)If someone made this today, what would be different?
If someone made this today then the train would be more efficient and modern. The man in the image most likely wouldn't be wearing suspenders and all of those signs would be different. Question:
1)Where?
I wonder which train station this is and which state this segregation was occurring in.
2)When?
I am particularly curious in which year during or after World War II this image was made.
3)Why?
I wonder why the man allowed this picture to be taken so close to him. I also wonder why the photographer targeted a train station for his image when segregation was prominent in most other places during this time.
Observe:
1)Describe what you see.
I see a black and white photo of an abandoned store. It looks like a run down shack that has been mismanaged and possibly bankrupt. There's a man standing to the right whose face is barely visible.
2)What do you notice first?
I noticed the oddly shaped roof first. It is indented on the left and the right and it looks like an upside down T. I noticed it first because it looks so peculiar on this store.
3)What people and objects are shown?
There is one man standing shyly to the right that is shrouded in a shadow. There's a pipe that looks like it is used for water.
Reflect:
1)Why do you think this image was made?
I think that this image was made to show what stores were like in the Great Depression. A real American store that probably went under.
2)What’s happening in the image?
In the image a man is standing next to a run down store.
3)When do you think it was made?
I think it was made during the Great Depression.
Question:
Who? I wonder who the man standing next to the store is.
Where? I wonder which part of America this is.
Why? I wonder why someone would photograph this horrid excuse of a store.
Observe:
1)What other details can you see?
I see a broken down room from the window. I can also see that the grass is dead which means that the sun is probably blinding there and droughts are common.
2)What people and objects are shown?
There is a woman and a child shown on the small porch of their cabin-like home. the woman appears to be crying with her hand over her face and the child is starving, on his knees.
3)What is the physical setting?
The setting is hot and uncomfortable. The house in the picture is ratty and small. The section looks poor and deserted.
Reflect
1)What can you learn from examining this image?
From examining this image I can learn how hard life was for families in America during the Depression. I can also learn how much they suffered and lived in such harsh conditions.
2)If someone made this today, what would be different?
For starters the picture would be in color. Also the woman would be wearing a more modern outfit and the conditions would likely be better. I doubt the kid would be starving and the area would be more populated.
3)When do you think it was made?
I think this image was made during the Great Depression in the 1930s. I can tell because conditions look bad and there's an upset woman and a starving child somewhere in the countryside.
Question:
1) Who? I wonder who this woman is and if this is her child.
When? I wonder exactly which time in the Depression this was.
Where? I wonder what part of America this is.
Observe:
1)Describe what you see.
I see a street in Alabama and a guy pushing his broken car.
2)What do you notice first?
I notice the sign that reads "standard oil products" first.
3)What people and objects are shown?
There is a man shown who is breaking his back trying to push his car that apparently broke down.
Reflect:
1)Who do you think was the audience for this image?
I think the audience for this image is America. I think the picture was meant to inform Americans of the hardships during the Depression.
2)What’s missing from this image?
I think that people are missing from this image. There is not enough people in the streets.
3)If someone made this today, what would be different?
The picture would be in color, it would be a modern day car, and there would be more people and different, more modern stores.
Question:
1) Why? I wonder why this street is deserted and why this man is pushing his car.
2) Who? I wonder who this man is and if he's poor. I wonder if his bank crashed and that's why his car died or either it broke down.
3) Where? I wonder which desolate street in Alabama this is. In the Depression a lot of rural areas went under and I wonder if this is one of them.
Part B
Observe:
1)Describe what you see.
I see a store with a sign reading: "The Best Service for Colored Only." This means that this store is exclusively for African Americans.
2)What do you notice first?
I noticed the hanging clothes outside of the store first.
3)What people and objects are shown?
There are black people all along the street and there is a sign that recognizes the store for vlacks only.
Reflect:
1)Why do you think this image was made?
I think that this image was made to show that blacks weren't the only people being segregated.
2)What’s happening in the image?
In the image there are intimidating blacks on the street. They are outside a black only store.
3)When do you think it was made?
I think that it was made during the post Depression when segregation was occurring.
Question:
1)When?
I wonder which year this photo was made and if this store still exists.
2)Why?
I wonder why blacks would fight fire with fire and make black only stores.
3)Where?
I wonder where this picture was taken and why somebody would soley focus on this street for this image.
Observe:
1)What is the physical setting?
The setting looks like it is a summer, fall, or possible spring day. It is dusty and dirty.
2)What, if any, words do you see?
The words read: "Farmers Cafe, Quick Lunch, Hamburgers, Hot Weiners, Lunches, Colored, and White."
3)What other details can you see?
I see details such as a ratty car on the white side and a nice, sleek car on the colored side.
Reflect:
1)If someone made this today, what would be different?
The cars would be modern cars like Toyota or Honda. Also, there woudn't be a white and colored section of the cafe.
2)What’s missing from this image?
People are absent from the picture which makes it mysterious and somewhat desolate.
3)Who do you think was the audience for this image?
I think that Americans were the audience for this image. I believe this because they made it to reflect on the national issue of segregation.
Question:
1)How?
This image was possible because segregation exists in America during this time.
2)Who?
I wonder who the cars belong to. Since the cars are on different sides of the restaurant I wonder which color race owns the car.
3)Where?
I wonder where this image was taken. I wonder where this level of segregation existed.
Observe:
1)What, if any, words do you see?
I see the words: "colered waiting room, private property, no parking, driving through or turning around, bingo tonite, good housekeeping, true story, hitlers love life revealed."
2)What is the physical setting?
The setting is in a train station. There is a black man close to the camera and near the colored waiting room.
3)What people and objects are shown?
There are a few African Americans, a train, and signs for a colored waiting room and other advertisements.
Reflect:
1)When do you think it was made?
I think it was made during or after World War II. I think this because there's a sign for "Hitler's Love Life Revealed."
2)What can you learn from examining this image?
I can learn that segregation exists everywhere at this time, even in a train station.
3)If someone made this today, what would be different?
If someone made this today then the train would be more efficient and modern. The man in the image most likely wouldn't be wearing suspenders and all of those signs would be different.
Question:
1)Where?
I wonder which train station this is and which state this segregation was occurring in.
2)When?
I am particularly curious in which year during or after World War II this image was made.
3)Why?
I wonder why the man allowed this picture to be taken so close to him. I also wonder why the photographer targeted a train station for his image when segregation was prominent in most other places during this time.